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An answerAn aunsvvere
An answer by the Reverend Father in God Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury, primate of all England and metropolitan, unto a crafty and sophistical cavillation, devised by Stephen Gardiner Doctor of Law, late Bishop of Winchester against the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament, of the body and blood of our saviour Jesus Christ Wherein is also, as occasion serveth, answered such places of the book of Doct. Richard Smith, as may seem any thing worthy the answering. Here is also the true copy of the book written, and in open court delivered, by D. Stephen Gardiner ...An aunsvvere by the Reuerend Father in God Thomas Archbyshop of Canterbury, primate of all England and metropolitane, vnto a craftie and sophisticall cauillation, deuised by Stephen Gardiner Doctour of Law, late Byshop of Winchester agaynst the true and godly doctrine of the most holy sacrament, of the body and bloud of our sauiour Iesu Christ Wherein is also, as occasion serueth, aunswered such places of the booke of Doct. Richard Smith, as may seeme any thyng worthy the aunsweryng. Here is also the true copy of the booke written, and in open court deliuered, by D. Stephen Gardiner ...
London: printed by John Daye, 1580London: printed by Iohn Daye, 1580
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1And although the true sense and understanding of these words, be sufficiently declared before, when I spake of Transubstantiation, yet to make the matter so plain, that no scruple or doubt shall remain, here is occasion given, more fully to entreat thereof. In which process shall be showed, that these sentences of Christ, This is my body, This is my blood, be figurative speeches. And although it be manifest enough by the plain words of the gospel, and proved before in the process of Transubstantiation, that Christ spake of bread, when he said, This is my body: likewise that it was very wine, which he called his blood: yet least the Papists should say, that we suck this out of our own fingers, the same shall be proved by testimony of the old authors, to be the true and old faith of the catholic Church. Where as the school authors and Papists, shall not be able to show so much as one word of any ancient author to the contrary.
1And although the true sense and vnderstanding of these wordes, be sufficiently declared before, when I spake of Transubstantiation, yet to make the matter so playne, that no scrouple or doubt shall remayne, here is occasion giuen, more fully to intreate therof. In whiche processe shalbe shewed, that these sentences of Christ, This is my body, This is my bloud, be figuratiue speches. And although it be manifest inough by the playn wordes of the gospel, and proued before in the processe of Transubstantiation, that Christ spake of bread, when he sayd, This is my body: likewise that it was very wyne, which he called his bloud: yet least the Papistes should say, that we sucke this out of our own fyngers, the same shall be proued by testimony of the old authors, to be the true and old fayth of the catholicke Church. Where as the schole authors and Papistes, shall not be able to shew so much as one word of any auncient author to the contrary.
- 1Chap. 8. Christ called bread his body, and wine his blood.Chap. 8. Christ called bread his body, and wine his bloud.